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hey lovely @creative_writer!!!
it's been a while since i've popped in, what's been happening for you? 💜
sounds like things have been hard lately, and i can see you've been reaching out and working on staying safe. proud of you for taking those steps. is there anything the forums community can do to support you right now? what would be helpful?
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sleep definitely plays a huge role! @creative_writer i see you mentioned getting some support around mood instability management - what sort of support is it? are you looking into finding a new specialist?
personally i find occupying myself with new (and simple) tasks/goals/hobbies as a way of pushing through. recently, legos have been my hobby - it helps me focus on the present (i.e. finding the next piece) and also feel a sense of accomplishment when i do finish (lifts my mood). do you something like that, that you can give a go? i also find movement helpful for both my mood and sleep. even when i'm emotionally exhausted, i sometimes i can't sleep until my body is physically exhausted too. do you feel that too?
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i agree, 10 sessions tend to fly by quite quickly @creative_writer got my fingers crossed that the assessment helps you get more sessions!!
that's a fair 'want' to have. it's okay to need extra support, in fact, that extra support is what will help you gain more independence in supporting yourself in the future. i can see how the mental health and physical health overlapping can feel like a lot to tackle. taking those small lil steps and slowing down, while also focusing on the present can help.
that's great, you've got the movement part covered! yep, finding that low mental energy activity might be a bit of trial and error. i switch up the activity every couple months (i get bored/disinterested really easily!) any new activities you can think of to try out this month?
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it seems like your window of tolerance is also growing? working on your nutritional health and having more energy to exercise is such an improvement!! even though it's a short term program, hopefully there are info from there that you can use to maintain progress until you're able to access a dietician? @creative_writer
art can be really great tool for processing emotions, and the best part is you don't have to be good at it! in the last webinar we had (relating to veteran families), the guest speaker (ruth clare) spoke about how art/creative projects and EMDR prompt our brains to work in similar ways to heal our trauma! it's something i want to try too. i will be hopping off soon, please take care and i hope you get better sleep tonight 💗
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